Table 4: Prognostic factors of death by multiple cox proportional hazard regression (n = 124).

Covariates

ACT

NACT*

Adj. β

Adj. HR (95% CI)

Wald statistic

p-value

Adj. β

Adj. HR (95% CI)

Wald statistic

p-value

Age

< 50 years

≥ 50 years

 

0

2.070

 

Referent

7.93 (0.91-18.84)

 

 

3.52

 

 

0.061

 

0

0.399

 

Referent

1.49 (0.46-4.85)

 

 

0.438

 

 

0.508

Ethnic

Malay

Non-Malay

 

0

0.037

 

Referent

1.04 (0.35-3.13)

 

 

0.04

 

 

0.947

 

0

0.535

 

Referent

1.70 (0.41-7.25)

 

 

0.527

 

 

0.468

Stage

Early stage

Advanced stage

 

0

2.412

 

Referent

11.16 (2.15-37.90)

 

 

8.23

 

 

0.004

 

 

-

-

 

-

-

 

-

-

Molecular subtypes

Luminal A

TNBC

Other

 

0

1.255

1.170

 

Referent

1.84 (1.24-2.94)

1.78 (1.14-4.20)

 

0.08

0.07

 

 

0.767

0.790

 

 

0

0.511

0.497

 

Referent

1.60 (0.96-6.52)

1.64 (0.90-6.72)

 

 

0.176

0.479

 

 

0.675

0.489

Chemotherapy

Anthracycline based

Taxane based

Antharacycline+Taxane

 

0

2.213

-1.577

 

Referent

6.15 (1.38-10.54)

0.21 (0.04-1.04)

 

 

5.77

3.67

 

 

0.022

0.049

 

0

0.224

1.377

 

Referent

1.15 (0.82-6.21)

0.96 (0.52-5.34)

 

 

0.063

0.097

 

 

0.802

0.796

Schedule modification

No Modification

With Modification

 

0

0.266

 

Referent

1.31 (0.31-5.52)

 

 

0.13

 

 

0.718

 

0

0.214

 

Referent

1.23 (0.42-3.67)

 

 

0.149

 

 

0.699

*NACT: Covariate stage was excluded from multivariate analysis as no death was observed among early stage patients.